Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Aircraft Type: unknown
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area de Guinea Ecuatorial
Location: off Grand Batanga –
ÿ Cameroon
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: The aircraft itself, specifically the flight control systems and structural integrity due to the impact.The aircraft itself, specifically the flight control systems and structural integrity due to the impact.
Category: Accident
A military cargo plane crashed into the water due to severe adverse weather conditions. All seven occupants were successfully rescued.A military cargo plane crashed into the water due to severe adverse weather conditions. All seven occupants were successfully rescued.
Description
The military cargo plane crashed in adverse weather conditions into the water. All seven occupants were rescued.
Source of Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20220124201616/http://www.24cameroun.com/societe/un-avion-militaire-equato-guineen-secrase-au-large-de-kribi-actu-cameroun/19639-nouvelles, https://web.archive.org/web/20190731061512/https://www.cameroononline.org/equatorial-guinea-military-plane-crashes-in-cameroonian-waters/https://web.archive.org/web/20220124201616/http://www.24cameroun.com/societe/un-avion-militaire-equato-guineen-secrase-au-large-de-kribi-actu-cameroun/19639-nouvelles, https://web.archive.org/web/20190731061512/https://www.cameroononline.org/equatorial-guinea-military-plane-crashes-in-cameroonian-waters/Primary Cause
Severe adverse weather conditions, specifically turbulent weather, likely contributed to the crash.Severe adverse weather conditions, specifically turbulent weather, likely contributed to the crash.Share on:
